I get to travel all over the world and connect with really great leaders. As soon as I land in a new nation and have face-to-face time with the pastor, I like to ask questions about life, family, ministry, and burdens. It seems that weariness is increasingly a common...
Whenever I find myself dealing with “preacher’s block,” I often rely on three handwritten symbols to get unstuck: a triangle (the nature of God), a stick figure (the nature of the human condition), and a cross (the impact of the gospel).I applied this while reading...
In this “year of miracles,” I’ve been reading through the book of Acts over and over, and it’s hard not to see examples and results of apostolic leadership on every page. What does it really mean to be apostolic, and what do apostolic leaders produce? Acts 16 gives us...
An encounter with Jesus doesn’t always mean someone is quickly transformed into a world-changing leader. We see this through Saul’s life in Acts 9.What was the change that happened between the intense persecution Saul inflicted on the Church in verse 1 to the peace...
On a recent trip to Jordan, I stood on Mount Nebo and couldn’t help but think of the next generation. I thought about Moses and how he saw the Promised Land yet never made it. I thought about the importance of obedience. And I thought about how we should always be...
What mentality should we have when we view the world as spiritual leaders? In John 4, Jesus steps out of the cultural norm and engages the woman at the well.We see three important points in this text that can help shape our mentality as leaders: My food is to do the...
